Oxygen stable isotopes variation in water precipitation in Poland – anthropological applications

Abstract

The main objective of oxygen isotope analysis is to determine the probable place of origin of an individual or the reconstruction of migration paths. The research are methodologically based on referencing oxygen isotope ratios of apatite phosphates (δ18Op) to the range of environmental background δ18O, most frequently determined on the basis of precipitation.

Keywords

• oxygen isotopes
• precipitation
• isotope gradient
• environmental background
• poland